J.D. Solomon
How to Improve Facilitation of Public Workshop and Comment Sessions
Facilitating public workshops and comment sessions are typically conducted by public-sector organizations. These sessions are intended to...
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- Oct 9, 2022
SMRP, Fabulous Facilitation Workshop Coming to Raleigh on Oct 17
Facilitation is an essential skill for technical professionals working in group environments. Maintenance and reliability education does...
J.D. Solomon
- Jul 19, 2022
Most Facilitators Miss This, And There Is One In Every Group
Greg Padgett and I were chatting four years ago, just before the start of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority annual board...
J.D. Solomon
- Mar 21, 2022
Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Tree Diagrams
This article discusses five ways to effectively facilitate tree diagrams by conducting pre-session exchanges, asking powerful questions,...
J.D. Solomon
- Mar 14, 2022
Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
This article discusses five ways to facilitate failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) more effectively by conducting pre-session...
J.D. Solomon
- Mar 7, 2022
Five Ways to More Effectively Facilitate Root Cause Analysis
This article discusses five ways to facilitate root cause analysis (RCA) more effectively through conducting pre-session exchanges,...
J.D. Solomon
- Feb 10, 2022
Observed in Practice: 5 Reasons to Prioritize Projects by Ranking Rather Than Multiple Criteria
Multiple criteria approaches for prioritization are based on problem disaggregation. The approach focuses on structured analysis by...
The Experts
- Feb 1, 2022
Ask the Experts Revisited: Prioritization from A to Z
Tim Adams and John Rider provided some great insights for prioritization for capital improvements, operations & maintenance, and business...
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 3, 2022
Facilitation, Soft and Hard
There is a lot to unpack in the standard definition of facilitation. "A facilitated session is a highly structured meeting in which the...
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- Dec 5, 2021
People: Dion Trost Supports Reliability & Maintenance Services
Dion Trost returns from Houston to South Carolina. He supports our reliability & maintenance areas of practice, including leading and...
J.D. Solomon
- Nov 1, 2021
Seven Tips to Improve Your CMMS
Business support software like work management, asset management, capital program management, and billing management is more in common...
J.D. Solomon
- Oct 29, 2021
Improving Strategic Plans
Most organizations have weak Strategic Plans. It is easy to lose focus if your Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Goals fall into...
J.D. Solomon
- Oct 12, 2021
Fewer Surprises And More Uptime
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is an essential element in any asset management program because a structured approach provides the best...
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